Hollywood Meets Retail: 2024's Most Movie-Worthy Business Headlines

In the latest edition of Omni Talk’s Retail Fast Five sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Avalara, Mirakl, Ownit AI and Ocampo Capital Chris Walton, Anne Mezzenga, along with guest hosts from the Alvarez & Marsal Consumer and Retail Group David Ritter and Chad Lusk discuss 2024’s Retail Awards. In this short, they discuss which retail headlines deserve the Hollywood treatment, including a $200M cocaine-in-bananas scandal, Starbucks' four-minute turnaround story, and Macy's mysterious auditor fraud case. See why these real-world retail dramas would make compelling entertainment.

0:08 - Initial movie pitch discussions

0:34 - Jeff Bezos character transformation concept

0:51 - Porch Pirates action-comedy pitch

1:32 - Starbucks turnaround story concept

2:45 - Introduction of cocaine-in-bananas scandal

3:41 - Macy's auditor fraud story analysis

4:31 - Final verdict on most filmable story

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For the full episode head here: https://youtu.be/iyNND1vZe7A

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